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Mazda dealers in Russia sold 25,910 vehicles in 2017 – that is 20% more than a year ago. As a result, According to AEB data, Mazda market share came up to 1.6% vs. 1.5% a year ago. The CX-5 crossover remains Mazda bestseller with 18,723 vehicles sold – 19% more than a year ago.

According to AUTOSTAT analytic agency, residents of Moscow region purchased 118,300 new passenger cars in 2017, which is 21.3% more than in 2016 (97,400 vehicles). At the same time, the car market in the capital itself grew by only 6.4% up to 213,100 vehicles.

According to Rosstat, Russian enterprises manufactured 1.4 million passenger cars in 2017 – that is 21% more than a year ago. We should mention that in September 2017, LADA Izhevsk plant started production of the LADA Vesta SW estate car and its SUV version – the LADA Vesta SW Cross.

In 2017, 713,600 passenger cars were bought on credit in Russia, that is 48.9% of the total market volume. AUTOSTAT and NBCH specialists came to this conclusion having processes data of 4,100 credit organizations.

On 21-22 February Automotive Forum "ForAuto-2018", organized by AUTOSTAT, will take place in Moscow at the Renaissance Moscow Monarch Centre Hotel. During two working days we will discuss the present and the future of the Russian car market, the influence of regulatory bodies on the automotive industry.

19,547 vehicles of all types were produced in Kazakhstan in 2017, that is 2.5 times more than a year ago. So after two years of decline, automotive production in Kazakhstan started steady recovery last year, the Union of automotive enterprises in Kazakhstan KazAvtoProm informs.

Total export of Renault vehicles to the CIS countries, mostly Belarus and Kazakhstan came up to 13,000 vehicles in 2017. We should remind that over 12,000 Renault vehicles of Russian assembly were supplied to the foreign markets in 2016.

In 2017 Ford Sollers company increased export sales by 21% having shipped 1,081 Ford vehicles of Russian assembly to the foreign markets. According to the company’s press service, the Ford Focus was the most exported vehicle.

According to AUTOSTAT analytic agency used bus sales (without LCV) in Russia came up to 23,400 vehicles in 2017. That is 1% less than in 2016 (23,700 vehicles). Almost a half of the bus aftermarket is generated by domestic PAZ.

According to AUTOSTAT analytic agency, used truck sales in Russia came up to about 280,000 vehicles in 2017. That is 1% less than in 2016 (282,200 vehicles). Over a quarter of the truck aftermarket belongs to domestic KAMAZ.

According to AUTOSTAT analytic agency, new passenger car market in Ukraine came up to 80,700 vehicles in 2017, that is 25.2% more than a year ago. 9,200 vehicles were sold in December, that is 18% more than a year ago.

Volvo dealers in Russia sold 7,010 vehicles in 2017, that is 25.5% more than a year ago. According to Volvo Car Russia, the first generation ХС60 crossover became the brand’s bestseller in the Russian market – 2,535 vehicles of this model were sold last year (-4%).

According to AUTOSTAT analytical agency, in 2017 the volume of the new electric car market in Russia came up to 95 vehicles, which is 28.4% more than a year ago (74 vehicles). Tesla is the most popular electric car in our country, with 65% of the total market.

AVTOVAZ expects net loss against the backdrop of new LADA sales growth by 17%, the president of the company Nicolas Maure informed RNS agency. “There is no net profit. The net profit is affected by the interest paid on loans.

Jaguar Land Rover Russia company set up the new record of used Jaguar and Land Rover sales in 2017. 6,170 used Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles were sold last year, that is 35% more than a year ago, Jaguar Land Rover Russian press service informs.

New passenger car and LCV sales in Belorussia came up to 34,255 vehicles in 2017, that is 29.2% more than a year ago. According to AUTOSTAT experts with reference to data of Belorussian Automotive Association (BAA), the automotive market in this country has been growing for three years in succession.

5,167 new LADA vehicles were sold in the European Union in 2017, that is 28.9% more than in 2016. AUTOSTAT experts reached this conclusion having processed ACEA data. Despite the growth, the sales of the Russian vehicles in the European Union are still very low.

In 2017 the sales of the Ford Transit in the Russian market grew by 62.4% up to 9,031 vehicles. As a result, according to AEB, the Ford Transit became the market leader in the foreign LCV model segment in Russia in 2017.

AUTOSTAT analytic agency have monitored prices of the new passenger cars of all automotive manufacturers officially represented in the Russian market. According to the monitoring results, during the month* 22 of them changed prices of their vehicles.

According to AUTOSTAT analytic agency, the volume of the new bus market (without LCV) in Russia came up to 11,700 vehicles, that is 13.4% more than a year ago. The leader here is Russian PAZ with over 60% of the total market.

In Russia, the mechanism of domestic automotive products access to foreign markets has been modernized with the application of procedures and rules which introduce standards of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

Infiniti dealers in Russia sold 4,972 vehicles, that is 10% more than a year ago. According to Infiniti press service the bestselling Infiniti models are the QX50 crossover (1,372 vehicles, +42%), the QX70 sport crossover (1,175 vehicles) and the Q50 sport sedan (752 vehicles).

During 11 months of 2017, passenger car import in Russia decreased by 3% to 236,800 vehicles. According to Federal Customs Service of Russia, during the period under review the country imported passenger cars for $5,972.8 million.

Over 1,000 KIA Rio produced in Russia in 2017 were exported to the CIS countries. Moreover, at the end of 2017 Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus plant in St. Petersburg started production of knock-down kits for the KIA Rio assembly in Kazakhstan, KIA Motors Rus press service informs.

In 2017 PSA Group increased sales of Peugeot, Citroen and DS vehicles in Russia by 25.7%. The market leaders – the Peugeot 408 and the Citroen С4 sedan generated 5.9% in the C-class sedan segment. The growth in sales of Peugeot and Citroen commercial vehicles was 48%. Corporate sales of the Group increased by 54% as compared to 2016.

According to AUTOSTAT analytic agency, used car market in Russia came up to 5.3 million vehicles in 2017, that is 2.1% more than a year ago. Domestic LADA is a traditional leader of the Russian aftermarket with 27% share last year.

In 2017, the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant exported 5,101 vehicles, which is 47% more than a year ago. Significant sales growth was registered both far and near abroad, UAZ press service reports. 1,124 UAZ vehicles were exported outside the CIS – to the states of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, North, South and Central America.

Datsun dealers in Russia sold 24,510 vehicles in 2017 – 31% more than a year ago. As a result the market share of the brand came up to 1.5% vs. 1.3% a year ago, Datsun press service informs. The brand’s bestseller is the Datsun on-DO sedan, whose sales grew by 35% up to 19,712 vehicles last year.

China Automarket company, which started retail sales of the DW Hower H3 SUV in September 2017, sold 1,364 vehicles of this model for four months. The DW Hower H3 Comfort was in the best demand, while the number of produced Lux modification vehicles with the leather salon was 120 units, China Automarket press service informs.

In December 2017, the LADA Granta, whose sales increased by 17% up to 10,302 vehicles, became the best selling model in Russia for the third time during the year. According to the experts of AUTOSTAT analytic agency, that is the best monthly sales of the model during the year.

Mitsubishi dealers in Russia sold 24,325 vehicles in 2017 – that is 45% more than a year ago. In December, Mitsubishi sales in Russia increased three-fold up to 3,706 vehicles, which has been the best monthly sales since October 2015 and in 2017 as a whole, MMS Rus press service informs.

Experts of the analytic agency "AUTOSTAT" made the rating of the best-selling new foreign cars in Russia by the results of 2017. The leader of the rating was KIA Rio this time, which also for the first time in history received the title and the best-selling car in our country.

Sales of new cars in Kazakhstan grew by 5.8% in 2017 up to 46,377 units. As noted in the Union of Automobile Industry Enterprises of Kazakhstan "KazAvtoProm", in 2017 the car market of Kazakhstan made a turn to the growth after a long decline in 2014-2016.

Russian dealers of Toyota sold 94,238 vehicles in 2017, which corresponds to the level of the previous year. As a result, Toyota took the fifth place in sales among all automakers in Russia, and the market share of the brand was 5.9%, reports the press service of Toyota Motor.

The company Honda Motor Rus announced new prices for Honda CR-V crossovers, which will become relevant from February 1st, 2018. The average weighted price increase will be 4.27%, informed the press service of the Japanese brand.

Russian dealers of Porsche sold 4,578 cars in 2017 - less by 7.7% than a year before. The leaders of sales were models Macan and Panamera, informed the press service of Porsche Russland. Bestseller of Porsche in Russia for the first time became a compact sports off-road car Macan with an indicator of 1923 sold cars (+11%).

According to the preliminary assessment of the analytic agency "AUTOSTAT", by the results of the last year the revenue from the sale of new cars in our country was about 2 trillion rubles. This is more approximately by 15% than in 2016.

Russian dealers of Nissan sold 76,000 cars in 2017 - more by 8% than a year before. As a result, Nissan took the seventh place in sales among all automakers in Russia, and the market share of the brand was 4.8%, informed the press service of Nissan in Russia.

Russian dealers of Hyundai sold 157,858 cars by the results of 2017 – more by 9% than a year before. This result allowed the company to keep the market share of 10%, reported the Hyundai Motor CIS press service.

Russian dealers of Renault sold 136,682 vehicles in 2017 - more by 17% compared to the previous year. As a result, Renault took the fourth place in sales among all automakers in Russia, and the market share of the brand was a record 8.6% against 8.2% a year before, according to the AEB.